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A Rlacksmith's EXpedient.

The other day Philadelphia Call re-
nortcr saw blacksmith examining an ak
from which he had been asked to remove
portion of the handle which had been
broken off close to the iron. The wood
could not be driven out, and as nails had
been driven in at the end it could not
be bored out. "What will you do?"
asked the reporter. "I'll burn it out"
was the reply. "But, you'll injure the
temper of the Steel" suggested the re-
porter. "Well, may be not" said the
smith. He drove the cutting edge into
the moist earth, and built fire around
the projecting part. The wood became
charred and was easily removed, while
the tempered part of the .x sustained
40 injury.
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remncrance News and Notes

Since prohibition went into effect over 8, 900
miles of railroads have been built In the State
Of Kansas.
The Second International Temperance Con-
ference will be held at Zurich, Switzerland,
September 8 and 10.
Mr. G. s. Salmon states IN the Scotsman
that two of the four races inhabitatlng the
Gaboon district, Africa, are rapidly dying
out because of the abominable drink supplied
them.
A sneaker at great temperance meeting in
Reading, England, said that if each teetotaller
in the United Kingdom were to secure an
other and the process were annually repeated'
the entire population would become teetotaI-
ers in four years.
What rebuke to this nation, receiving
n,;Ilions of dollars annually from its revenue
On LIQUORS, is conveyed by the Queen of NADIA
oascar. when she says, ina recent proclama-
lion: II cannot consent, as your queen, 10
take q single penny of revenue from thab
which destroys the souls and bodies OF my
subjects. .n-Congregat'onoASt.
DR.. Prudden says that an ordinary giass
of water may contain hundreds OF ottnouSHius
of bacteria, but nobody should quiz drinhiIS
water on that account and take up Wish Inc
other thing. A bushel OF bacteria ID ms
stomach will play far less havoc with mans
natural history than ever so small snake in
his boot. t.-Wushinytom Critic.
Philip A. Nolan, General Secretary Of the
C. r. x. Union, gives a list Of eleven new
Unions admitted to the national body since
tide issue Of the previous ''bulletin." These
aggregate 56S members, and they make the
total number of local Unions 1874. If these
new Unions show fair average of member
ship. the total would reach over SO, OO0 The
pledge is total abstinence for the indi-
vidual:" many Of the members add to this:
Iand prohibition for the State"
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The Drink Evil in France.

The French Senate recently discussed the
report of The Committee OH Consumption OF
Spirits. NJ Claude said that the Committee
had come to the conclusion that the drinklng
of spirits in France had reached such height
as to be a social danger. Alcohol was essen
tally a dutiable article, and it beloved the
State STATE to prevent itsexcessive consumption, at
the same time securing the utmost profit to
the treasury by tsseslappression of adulteration
and other frauds NJ. Rouier approved tho
Committees report He said the Government
would proserate fraud wherever discovered,
and that tho revenue collectors would Do
instructed 10 take vigorous action against
imposition.
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TEMPERANCE.

The Fourth Of July.
God bless our rockbound coast,
The land we love the most,
Our native land;
Land where our noble sires
Lit freedoms beacon-fires
And shook with bells the spires,
A patriot band.
And when they died twas well
Their starry mantle fell
On heroes free;
And to their colors true,
The red. the white, and blue,
The white light shining through
On Liberty.
'Tis here our fathers sought
The boon their valor bought
With bleeding scars.
Firm as the granite hills
Were their unbending wills,
And now sweet freedom fills
Our flag with stars.
Now let us break the chains
And wash away the stains
Without delay.
Intemperance Is sin
That strikes the heart within.
A good day to begin
Is Freedoms day.
When the saloon is sealed,
And broken hearts are healed,
And speech is dumb
That would, if uttered, be
Filth and profanity,
Then our glad eyes shall see
Gods kingdom come.
George W. Bungay, IN National Advocate
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very great labor and many narrow es-
capes from dangerous holes and crevices,
we reached the hotel at midnight, pant
ing and utterly exhausted. But after a
good sleep for the rest of the night we
set out in the morning for Hilo, bidding
an eternal adieu to the fires of Kilauea.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
Recompense.

Recompense.
We are quite sure e.. ..s.s..
That He will give them back-bright pure
and beautiful
We know He will but keep
Our own and His until we fall asleep
We know he does not mean
To break the strands reaching between
The Here and There,
he does not mean-though Heaven bo
fair
To change the spirits entertaining, there
that they forget
The eyes appraised and wet,
The lips too still for prayer,
The mute despair.
he will not take
The spirits which he gave, and make
The glorifed so new
That they are lost to ms and you.
lido believe
They will receive
Us-you and me--and be 20 glad
To meet US that when most would grow sad
lust begin to think about that gladness,
And the day
When they shall tell US all about the way
That they have learned to 60
Heavens pathways show.
My lost my own, and
Shall have so much to see together by
and-by,
do not believe that just the same sweet
face,
But glorihsd is waiting in the place
Where we shall meet if only
Am counted worthy in that by and by.
do believe that God will give q sweet sur
prise
To otear-stained, saddened eyes,
And that His Heaven will be
Most glad, most tided through with Joy for
you and me, -
As we have suffered most. God never
made
Spirit for spirit, answering shade for
shade, s... .
And placed them side by side.
So wroughtin one, though separate, mysti'
fled, ...
And meant to break
The quivering thread between. When We
shall wake,
lam quite sure, we will be very glad
That for little while we were so sad.
>--George Klingla
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A Family Bible.

A missionary writes from Tinnevelly,
British India: "Passing up the main
street of Palamcotta, we noticed the neat
houses of the native Christians; over the
door of one were the words, Welcome:
Peace be with you ALL We accepted
the general invitation and entered the
house and saw respectable, happy
family. On the table was the family
Bible, in which we noticed several
slips of paper as markers. We were
told one marked the portion for family
prayer; another was the husbands mark
for private reading, another the wife's,
anS another the children's. It was
family Bible indeedg'
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Ono Summer Morning.

Ono Summer Morning.
The following extract from a private
letter will have special interest to the
friends of "Ireneus" and Mark Hop
kins.
This morning early as I sat at my win
dow, saw some one coming up the
porch steps of our cottage. Knowing
that the servants were not yet up, ]
spoke, and our neighbor, Mr.. g.,
said, II have brought you some roses With
the dew on them, and I will leave them
at the door" I thanked him and spoke
of the stili beauty of the early dav.
eyes," he answered, "but it will be q
sad day for Williamstown, for just now,
at sunrise, DR.. Mark Hopkins passed
away" For the hour that followed, I sat
looking across the waving fields, with
only the song of birds on the breeze, to
that hom from which great good man
had gone to join the company of kindred
spirits. 1 thought of that other sum-
mer day, just two years ago, when
"Irenaus" went home from these New
England hills, and of how he was loved
and honored here, and tried to picture
the loveliness Of the dear country that
can surpass such scene as this. where
one after another of the fathers
who have led us pass on, and meet out
OF our sight.
Just then the chapel bell rang sweetly
the call to morning prayer. and joined
the number that were silently gathering
from every part OF the village. After
all were seated, the president entered,
followed by the senior class in their
gowns and caps significant Of their
having completed their course of study.
President Carter opened the service by
saying that it was his sad duty to an
nounce to the college the death of DR..
Hopkins, and in few sentences he
touched all hearts by his own deep feel
ing and evident loss "In a sense" he
said, it seems as if the starngth of the
hills had gone from us, but the infu-
ence of the life we have cherished has
gone into all the world and will linger
here as stimulus and benediction for.
ever; and to this Senior Glass who have.
had his instruction to the very close of
his life it will be memorable season.
There will be much said and written
about the. death OF DR.. Hopkins. but
nothing more heartful or. touching will
be offered to his memory than that early
morning service.
Tie students with loving hands had
already draped the desk of the chapel
in black, and as with bowed heads they
joined in prayer, few eyes were dry, and
then they rose, and their voices
rang out IN glorious hymn Of praise.
Human things must be known in order
to be loved; divine things loved in
rder to- be known.
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, A MEAN temparature-Ten degrees
below zero. $780,
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Human things must be known in order
to be loved; divine things loved in
rider to- be known.
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earth and got no credit for it. Here the
church has been going on for nineteen CEN
turies. and yet the world has not recognized
the services of the people IN that Damascus
balcony. Charles G. Finney said to 4 dying
Christian 8 Give my love to st. Paul when
you meet him" When you and meet him,
as we will, shall ask him to introduce me
to those people who got him out OF the
DamaScene peril
We 60 into long sermons to prove that we
Will be able to recognize people in heaven
when there is one reason we fail to present,
and that is better than all-Goh will intro
duce us. We shall have them all pointed out.
You would not be guilty of the impoliteness
OF having friends in your parlor not intro
duced, and celestial politeness will demand
that we be made acquainted with all the
heavenly household What rehearsal of old
times and recital Of stirring "reminiscences!
If others fail to give introduction, God will
take us through, and before our first
twenty -four hours in heaven--if it were
calculated by earthly timepieces-have
passed, we shall meet and talk with more
heavenly celebrities than in our entire mortal
state we met with earthly celebrities. Many
who made great noise of usefulness will sit
on the last seat by the front door of the
heavenly temple, while right up within
arms reach of the heavenly throne will be
many VIII, luouSn lucy COuPu llOU preach
themselves or do great exploits for God,
nevertheless held the rore.
Come, let us 60 right up and accost those
on this circle of heavenly thrones. Surely
they must have killed in battle million men.
Surely they must have been buried with all
the cathetirals sounding dirge and all the
towers OF all the cities tolling the national
grief Who art thou, mighty one of heaven:
Il lived by choice the unmarried daughter III
an humble home that might take care OF my
parents in their old age and I endured with
out complaint oil their querulousness and adj
ministered to all their wants for twenty
years."
Let us pass on round the circle of thrones
Who art thou, mighty one OF heaven! u
was for thirty years Christian invalid, and
suffered all the while. occasionally writing
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-08-27
ONE SINGLE FAULT.
WHY a Noble Soldier Was Dis
guised as Coachman.

| will tell YOU the story as IL Naf
told to me, and precisely asit occurred
for it is not fiction intended to show
how single fault is sufficient to dc,
stroy the whole life of a man, but q
fact, in the recital of which | can not
give YOU the real names, as it would
reveal the secrets Of a family that FOL
wears has held the highest official and
social ranks in one Of the principal
States of Germany.
One morning Marshal G.. then but a
General, finding himself IN need OF a
goodman, applied to a woman IN the
Rue Saint Dominique, who kept fur
nished lodging house for men OF that
class, and also carriages for hire. At
first she declared it was impossible to
serve him: she had none Of whom she
would be responsible, as all the coach
men who drove her carriages were
hired by the day, and were not lodged
at her house. There was one, and
only one, whom she could recommend
to the General. 4 sort OF oVerseer OF
the rest, but it was precisely on account
of his good qualities that she desired
to retain him in her service. All the
same, as the General insisted ana was
an excellent customer she finally con-
Guided to yield.
There was nothing, however, unus-
ual in this mans appearance OF man
ner when once established in the Cen
eral household. unless 1t was an ex-
IRENE pollteness Or polish OF dcmeanor.
a scrupulous care to keep himself
apart from the rest of the domestlc>,
and a rare cXactitudc in the accom-
pllshment OF his duties that rendered
him invaluable to his master. Yet.
strange to say, the consideration and
preference exhibited toward the coach
man did not as usual arouse the dislike
OF the other servants, for there was
something about him, profound, UNI
alterable sadness, that made it impos-
sible to believe that it was his pride
which separated HIM from his fellows.
AT the dinner hour he seated himself
with the others, 1t Is true, but he
ate with gravity and in silence,
and retired to his stable as
soon as the rcpast was fin
ished. In the chateau Of General c.
the care OF the horses left Muller with
a great deal OF leisure on his hands,
nevertheless he never resorted to the
wlhe-shop, or INDUCED in play like the
Others, but seated himself under the
ccdars IN the park to read. These
pecullarltles, which they recalled later
on, at the time astonished nc one.
MULLER is bear his comrades de-
cided, IAN un'ociable bear and the!
contented themselves with leaving him
alone
Two years passed in this way, Muller
following the General wherever war
conducted him. This was in 1907.
In one OF these periodical wander
ings they found themselves at Raguse.
in Dalmatia, where the Emperor had
conhded to General c. the care Of the
Government 1t was in this little city
that the adventure-but stop; l am
ahead OF my story.
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THE LAST JOURNEY

One other Journey, oh my love-
Z One more for US TO share;
Again across the blooming lana
Together we shall fare.
The happy days come back to me
When first We went away
We too, we only, side by SIDE
That blessed wedding day.
All me how rapid were the wheels
How swift the radiant hours;
How dear the shy and tender ioo&s'
How sweet the bridal flowers
Year after year we weht again
But never more alone
With little links OF chlldlsh Liio
That bound us to our own.
The clinging hands the baby "oruS'
The losses and the gain, $780,.
Tbe anxious, faithful mother heats
That solaced every pain.
No more alone, yet dearer Tar
Than tenderest solicitude;
the gathering of that flock beloved,
The mother with her brood
And now How silent are thy lips;
How still, without their smile
No word of mine, no thought Oh lhihe
That silence shall beguile'
How close those serious eyes are sn"''
The white lids lift no more
No living look Of love or peace
No glance at sea or shore.
Art thou not here so near, 50 tar.
Thy face can moi see.
Here, and yet hidden from my s!snl-
Oh God how can it be'
Our long last journey. She ana
Together, yet apart;
Homeward and graveyard; she al resi-
with my breaking heart
Rose Terry Cooke, IN " !. l"9fp'"as@s'
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guished orders, the medals and decora-
tons of the same being in many eases
ornamented with magnificent dia-
monds.
Naturally the aide-de-camp, ignorant
of the dinner incident. concluded that
Muller had stolen them. but when he
reported his discovery to the General,
and also his suspicious, the General as
sured him that he was entirely mista.
ken, and ordered them forwarded al
once to Comte de ", although he had
nothing but conjecture and the affair
related to connect Muller, the coach.
man, and an officer of rank in the Aus
trian service.
One morning. several months after
the death of Muller, General c., sitting
in his Office, was surprised to see the
Comtc de V. coming into the apart
mcnt. 1t seemed that he had not re-
ccived the package forwarded him by
the General, and learning by chance OF
the coachman's death. had presented
himself to claim whatever papers OF
articles of value he had left behind him.
"They have been sent to you al
ready. CoE:e dc w." the General re-
piled; nevertheless, under the circum-
stances, though your name and position
are sufficient to establish your right to
The articles, does it seem just to me tc
refuse me an explanation Of your con
nection with man whom retained
In my service, knowing there vas 9
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An Instance OF Longevity.

A widow, 20 years of age, living in Texas,
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personally. She is out in all weathers, and
is able TO ride mustang at q full run. The
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Public Meeting Tomorrow.

Our citizens should not forget the pub
lie meeting to be held tomorrow Cues
day. afternoon and evening at Meonlan
Hall. This is very important meeting
for the future of Augusta; it is meeting
which should be attended by every citizen,
whether he favors the proposition for fix
ing the valuation of the Edwards Manu-
featuring Company for term OF years
and thus securing the building of a large
mill to give an impetus to business in the
city, or whether he opposes the plan. Every
citizen should be present and vote yes, or
no, for it is important that full vote
should be thrown, in order that we may
have an emphatic expression of our citl-
zens We cannot but believe that
the vote will be overwhelmingly yes.
The proposition submitted is endorsed by
by the Board of Trade, by our
leading business men, by many
of our largest farmers. by all classes ;
the workman, the capitalist. the mechan-
ic. the merchant, the clergyman, the law
yer, the farmer, all are to be benefited.
and all ought to be deeply interested.
for it is a question which is to settle the
future growth and prosperity of our beauti-
full city. The proposition made by the
Edwards Manufacturing Company, take
il all in all, is a most liberal one and one
that we hope our citizens will accept by
unanimous vote. The building of
large mill here will lead to other enter
prises locating here; already there is talk
about building foundry, an electric light
station is to be built, machine shops will
be called for, and other industries will
surely come to Augusta; it has future
second to no city in the State. Do not
tail to be present at the meeting. and cast
your vote as your judgment, under all the
circumstances, bearing in mind the great
interests at stake, shall dictate.
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He Poses Again.

II has been noticed that whenever the
President makes speech he gives ex-
preston to some sentiments which for
merlv were considered by his felends and
admirers as indications of his being so
much better than his party. His speech
ut Philadelphia on Friday contains some
of these sentiments which however will
fail to produce the effect even upon the
most devoted admirers, that they formally
did. For instance he deprecates the lack
Of patriotism among business men and
charges them with viewing any policy of
the government in selfish way, that is.
in the manner as it affects their personal
interests. but /" he continues ''would
like to see that broad and patriotic senti-
ment among them which can see beyond
their peculiar personal interests and which
can recognize that advancement OF the
entire country is an object for which they
may we'll strive. even sometimes to the
diminuilon of their constantly increasing
profits" Of course this lofty strain
sounds very well from President and
especially on the Particular occasion oil
its utterance. The principle involved is
good and coming from any other man, its
advocacy would be cause for distinction.
But President Cleveland is man who
breaches and never practices. No Presl-
dent ever occupied the White House who
was so careful that whatever policy was
adopted, that policy should affect in the
greatest degree himself, his party, aud
some particular section of the country.
1t is easy enough for Mr.. Cleveland to
prescribe for the shortcomings of others
who may appear to one guilty of the same
fault, of supporting public measures from
personal reasons. Yet ifthe business men
of the country did not assert their power
by participating in political action and
especially in the framing those measures
which regulate the commercial and in
dustrial welfare of the land. it is evident
that this same Mr.. Cleveland advocating
free trade and other policies, supported
nv Congress the members of which enter
tanned the same ideas. would have before
this. from the motives which he so fully
condemns in others, have brought about
business depression, simply to satisfy the
selfish demands of some who fancy "a
great benefit to some sections of the
country, from their almost untried
policies. No one is at all deceived by the
sanctmonious attitude struck by the Presi-
dent. He has posed so many times and
in so many ways that the people know
him veil in whatever position he places
himself